chàn

Traditional: 懺

忏 (chàn) is a Chinese word meaning “(bound form) to feel remorse; (bound form) scripture read to atone for sb's sins (from Sanskrit "ksama")”.

Meanings

  1. 1(bound form) to feel remorse
  2. 2(bound form) scripture read to atone for sb's sins (from Sanskrit "ksama")

Related words

忏悔to repent拜忏to hold a daytime Buddhist mass; (of a monk or nun) to read scripture to atone for sb's sins

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